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you are it of the united states. and i think that's when you've got a stimulus package that goes in for access capacity, excess supply, but it's not going to be very supportive to the united states going forward. >> uri wacs >> one more point. all the points so far i think i've related to short-term consideration meeting boosting aggregate demand in the united states. this forgets what i believe is the most important benefit of the growth of developing countries, which has to do with the supply side of the economies. essentially, as china grows, as india grows, the number of people that are able to buy products, sophisticated, advanced consumer products reduced in the united states or for that matter in germany or the united kingdom increases exponentially. when i was at the world bank, working with hans we produced a report that illustrated how within 20 years now something like 90% of the middle class in the world somehow defined, i don't want to go into all the definition, but these are people that can buy sophist
you are it of the united states. and i think that's when you've got a stimulus package that goes in for access capacity, excess supply, but it's not going to be very supportive to the united states going forward. >> uri wacs >> one more point. all the points so far i think i've related to short-term consideration meeting boosting aggregate demand in the united states. this forgets what i believe is the most important benefit of the growth of developing countries, which has to do...
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we represent law enforcement throughout the united states. this is a critical issue, no matter what size your agency is. if you are a large agency like new york or if you are a one-man police department, the ability to share information and communicate that information in a timely fashion is critical to public safety. we support wholly the efforts to remove the d-block from the auction and to provide that for public safety. what we need to see is leadership, here in washington. you have heard or you will hear from the public safety people who say how important this is that we are able to communicate and not just law enforcement to law enforcement but law enforcement talking to fire services to emergency services people. everyone must be able to communicate. they must be able to talk and send data between each other and it's very important that the people in washington, our leaders and elected officials take a leadership position and provide us with the tools so we can make our communities at home safe. >> thank you, chief lane. i introduce ch
we represent law enforcement throughout the united states. this is a critical issue, no matter what size your agency is. if you are a large agency like new york or if you are a one-man police department, the ability to share information and communicate that information in a timely fashion is critical to public safety. we support wholly the efforts to remove the d-block from the auction and to provide that for public safety. what we need to see is leadership, here in washington. you have heard...
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also, the united states, the united kingdom, but the scores of our allies are there in one form or another pushing in the same direction. they have different rules and there are different guidelines, but it is important to realize that there will be number of countries at the london conference hoping for success. one other thing i would add about the london conference is that there is a reconciliation and a reintegration process ongoing in afghanistan with former taliban moving back into society and moving back and being part of the government and part of the afghan society. there is a real hope that japan had a particular interest in coming in with perhaps as much as several hundred million dollars to help with the reconciliation and reintegration effort and i hope that is part of the success story of the london conference. >> do you think that the united states and these national communities should be holding the karzai government as a benchmark ahead of the london conference? >> the london conference is right upon us. we are walking arm in arm with the karzai administration. we are coor
also, the united states, the united kingdom, but the scores of our allies are there in one form or another pushing in the same direction. they have different rules and there are different guidelines, but it is important to realize that there will be number of countries at the london conference hoping for success. one other thing i would add about the london conference is that there is a reconciliation and a reintegration process ongoing in afghanistan with former taliban moving back into...
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it somehow is being dumped on him to be this world referee for all things racial in the united states. these issues are so complicated, soledad. >> there is value in these moments as unpleasant as they may be? >> yes, there is. >> let me ask james carville as our token white man on the panel tonight. when these conversations are started, i mean, how do people -- do white people say that's a very attractive black woman who was speaking a moment ago in her authentic negro voice? are these conversations not interesting at all? >> you know, just an excellent point is, you know, black people are different and white people are different. some white people react one way, and other white people react another way. i think president clinton started to try a dialogue on race, if we're going to have one we can't sit and filibuster inaccurate comparisons. michael steele either is being din engeneral -- disingeneral with us or the other possibility is he's a fool. there's not a -- that's a real possibility. i mean, considering everything he said, that's possible. but i did believe -- >> what would
it somehow is being dumped on him to be this world referee for all things racial in the united states. these issues are so complicated, soledad. >> there is value in these moments as unpleasant as they may be? >> yes, there is. >> let me ask james carville as our token white man on the panel tonight. when these conversations are started, i mean, how do people -- do white people say that's a very attractive black woman who was speaking a moment ago in her authentic negro voice?...
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history of the united states of america. after we were attacked on september 11, 2001, in the worst attack on our homeland in the history of the united states of america, president bush, because of his actions and policies kept us safe as a country and we were not attacked on our soil again. the fact is that teenaged drug use declined 24% under president bush. the fact is that test scores closed between minority students and white students in reading and math at fourth and 8th grade. you can look those up. those are fractures. you and i are entitled to those facts. i encourage you to go on-line and look them up. i note that president obama has proposed doubling our debt over five years and tripling it over ten years, that's not my opinion. that is the estimate of the congressional budget office of the united states congress. you can look that up, too. i'm not trying to smirk. i'm trying to smile. host: one more question in the back, go ahead. caller: you said there was a difference between the president bush you saw and the
history of the united states of america. after we were attacked on september 11, 2001, in the worst attack on our homeland in the history of the united states of america, president bush, because of his actions and policies kept us safe as a country and we were not attacked on our soil again. the fact is that teenaged drug use declined 24% under president bush. the fact is that test scores closed between minority students and white students in reading and math at fourth and 8th grade. you can...
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this is the united states of america. mr. chairman, i have three policy changes for this committee to consider. in the new authorization. first, we must agree upon a bold new vision and make the cultural shift in the way we do transportation. a vision an american public can invest in and believe in and have passenger rail that connects america much like the eisenhower era highway system did. we must do today what our parents and our grandparents did for us. invest in a new vision. reform the current program and revolutionize the way we do transportation policy and funding. second, we must reduce the time it takes to deliver a rail project in this country. 20 years in new starts is just too long. we need to get our projects delivered in 3 to 5 years. this is not environmental stream lining as some would like to call it. it's process delivery. agencies cannot just sit on projects. we need to create -- we do not need to create an oversight office. we just need to get the projects out. we don't need to open up the nipa process to
this is the united states of america. mr. chairman, i have three policy changes for this committee to consider. in the new authorization. first, we must agree upon a bold new vision and make the cultural shift in the way we do transportation. a vision an american public can invest in and believe in and have passenger rail that connects america much like the eisenhower era highway system did. we must do today what our parents and our grandparents did for us. invest in a new vision. reform the...
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he told me to make sure that you tell everybody you have been more diverse in the united states senate than anyone else put together. that is where we are and i will move forward and get health care done the next couple of weeks. >> you apologized to president barack obama and black leaders. what about of butter is? do you think you owe them an apology? -- what about the voters? >> i talked to the national leaders in the last few days. the african american leaders in nevada, i told them just to call me. the present majority leader of the senate in nevada is one of my proteges. i am very proud of him. i am not going to dwell on this anymore. it is in the book. thank you all very much. >> did you know that the number one free application for your iphone is cspan radio? you can get quick and easy access to three streaming audio programs. there's also a tablet links to all of our podcast, including q&a and afterwards. it is free and available from the at store. -- the app store. >> "washington journal" next. we will take your calls. later in the morning, senate republican leader mitch mcco
he told me to make sure that you tell everybody you have been more diverse in the united states senate than anyone else put together. that is where we are and i will move forward and get health care done the next couple of weeks. >> you apologized to president barack obama and black leaders. what about of butter is? do you think you owe them an apology? -- what about the voters? >> i talked to the national leaders in the last few days. the african american leaders in nevada, i told...
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kennedy institute for the united states senate. where it gathered at the boston campus of the university of massachusetts, on whose land the kennedy institute will eventually be built. in an order determined by lottery, let me introduce the three candidates that are with us. scott brown, the republican candidate, is in his third term in the state senate welcoming -- representing the north folk district. martha coakley, the democratic candidate, was elected in 2006 after serving eight years as district attorney of middlesex county. joseph kennedy, no relation to the late senator, is an independent candidate who was a member of the national libertarian party pretty worse in information technology. in preparing questions, i consulted with members of the media and other peoples whose judgment i trust. the questions themselves are known only to me. to the audience, once again, hold your applause until the end. we will begin with a series of question to the candidate, leaving time for response in discussion. by lottery, the first questio
kennedy institute for the united states senate. where it gathered at the boston campus of the university of massachusetts, on whose land the kennedy institute will eventually be built. in an order determined by lottery, let me introduce the three candidates that are with us. scott brown, the republican candidate, is in his third term in the state senate welcoming -- representing the north folk district. martha coakley, the democratic candidate, was elected in 2006 after serving eight years as...
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one of the largest congressional districts in the united states. some people said you haven't done enough town hall meetings on this since april 2 we have concentrated most of our town hall meetings, conferences on health care. everything from indian river to wmmu when we did simultaneous radio and tv in september. below the bridge. all the way through january 7 up here in houghton. we do these telephone town hall meetings. first week in february, probably the first wednesday are the next one. you can sign up to be on it. fill out the orange card. we'll get you on those calls. as know, i'm chairman of oversight and investigations of the energy and commerce committee. i'm starting my fourth year of investigation into the insurance industry. interest i have always had but underneath our charge of our committee these are some of the hearings we had. medicare advantage which you'll hear about tonight. predatory sales practice. may 15, 2008, we did nursing home standards. we passed the nursing home standard law 25 years ago. never had a hearing on it. w
one of the largest congressional districts in the united states. some people said you haven't done enough town hall meetings on this since april 2 we have concentrated most of our town hall meetings, conferences on health care. everything from indian river to wmmu when we did simultaneous radio and tv in september. below the bridge. all the way through january 7 up here in houghton. we do these telephone town hall meetings. first week in february, probably the first wednesday are the next one....
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driving in the united states is the safest in the world. one of the greatest threats on the road today is distracted driving. anyone using a cell phone a texting while driving or taking their eyes off the road for even a second is a menace to others. we are working hard to raise awareness about this problem and take direct actions to combat it. our research shows in 2008 nearly 6,000 people died in crashes involving a distracted or inattentive driver and more than half a million were injured. that is unacceptable. we are greiling kurds to see this year's roadmap now includes destructed driving for the first time is one of its key measures of traffic safety for each state. let me highlight howie atia tr addressing this problem. first for presidential action. through executive order on september 30th president obama directed federal employees not to engage in texting while driving a government owned vehicles when using government supplied electronic equipment or while driving privately owned vehicles on official government business. the depar
driving in the united states is the safest in the world. one of the greatest threats on the road today is distracted driving. anyone using a cell phone a texting while driving or taking their eyes off the road for even a second is a menace to others. we are working hard to raise awareness about this problem and take direct actions to combat it. our research shows in 2008 nearly 6,000 people died in crashes involving a distracted or inattentive driver and more than half a million were injured....
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i don't believe the country have someone who made these statements be the leader of the united states. >> tara, trent lott's statements -- trent lott's -- tara, tara. >> in the same situation. if we have this wonderful moment talking about race -- >> trent lott's statements -- >> we are going to stop here because we're out of time. when co-come back, tara there's so many people that want to rebut your rebuttal, we'll hold on to the other side. we have opinions and analysis on both sides. we want to hear your opinions as well. let us know what you think. ahead, why did sarah palin call senator biden joe during their debate? it's not what you think. stay with us. that's ahead. national car rental knows i'm picky. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. okay. seriously, you choose. while i was building my friendships, my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my
i don't believe the country have someone who made these statements be the leader of the united states. >> tara, trent lott's statements -- trent lott's -- tara, tara. >> in the same situation. if we have this wonderful moment talking about race -- >> trent lott's statements -- >> we are going to stop here because we're out of time. when co-come back, tara there's so many people that want to rebut your rebuttal, we'll hold on to the other side. we have opinions and...
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as the report said, we sold about 10 million vehicles in the united states. last year. people think we'll sell about 11 million this year, 11.5 million. about five years ago the industry sold 17 million vehicles. so it's down 40%. you look at all the factories that have closed all the people who have lost their jobs, the grants that have... the brands that have gone away and you can see things are a lot smaller here. >> ifill: who are the big three's biggest competitors now? obviously china is coming up big. >> if you look at it on a global basis, you absolutely would say china. i think that's a huge surprise to a lot of people. i remember maybe ten years ago or 20 years ago that volkswagen was actually the biggest brand in china. then there were joint ventures with other car companies. now you're seeing the chinese market itself sort of breed its own car makers. some of them are here at the detroit show. i went for a walk on the show floor yesterday. i walked past ford. i walked right into a display for a chinese company called byd or build your dreams. it was showing
as the report said, we sold about 10 million vehicles in the united states. last year. people think we'll sell about 11 million this year, 11.5 million. about five years ago the industry sold 17 million vehicles. so it's down 40%. you look at all the factories that have closed all the people who have lost their jobs, the grants that have... the brands that have gone away and you can see things are a lot smaller here. >> ifill: who are the big three's biggest competitors now? obviously...
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one of the largest congressional districts in the united states. some people say i have not done enough town hall meetings. we of concentrated most of ours since april on health care. everything from indian river to wnmu, simultaneous radio and television in september. all the way through january 7. we also do these telephone town hall meetings. the first week in february, that is probably our next one. if you can fill out that orange card, you could be part of it. i am chairman of the oversight and investigations subcommittee. i am investigating the insurance industry. these are some of the hearings that we have had. medicare advantage, which you will hear about tonight. hereditary sales -- predatory sales tactics. we had the first hearing on that three of long-term care insurance, and june 16, the termination of individual health-insurance policies. you fill out your policy applications, right? we had two hearings on this investigation for about 18 months. you fill out your insurance policy, and most insurance companies have about 1400 different
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that is what made the united states a beacon of hope in a confused and divided world. but, too many people now take for granted government's role as protector of wall street and the privilege. vaisse middle-class americans says overpaid and underworked. they see social security as a problem, rather than the only piece of our retirement system that actually works. they feel sorry for homeless people, but fail to see the connections between downsizing and outsourcing and inequality and homelessness. this world view has brought democrats nothing but disaster. the republicans responses to what for middle-class the false hope of tax cuts, tax cuts that end up enriching their rich, devastating the middle class by destroying the institutions like public education and social security that make the middle class possible. are you trying to tell me something? >> we are now into our q&a period. >> i'm not done with what i have to say and you invited me here to say it. [applause] >> 25 minutes. we are going to sterba q&a. >> i'm going to continue with my speech. >> can you wrap up
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across the united stes. and he wrote a fairl sympathetic opinion tord gay rightso some people interpret thats a sign that perhaps he might be open to considering y marriage even thou in general we identify him with a consvative group of jtices. >>uarez: one precedent we're likely to hear abouts loving versus virgia which struck down bans againspeople of diffent races marrying. why is that germe in this case? well, for a couple of reasons. yes, thawas in 1967. it's a lanark case. well, for one thing,hat's interesting is that more people who were polled that me, more americans were opposed to inter-racial marriagehan are opposed to gay marrge today. which is ieresting. becae one of the questions about th case is, is this shing the court to get out too far ahd of where public opinion is? if you look at just th numbers inolls you actually see that more ople are in favor of g marriage today. but then you have the ate-by state. you look at the state- by-state pictu. we do have these neay 40 stateshat have passed t
across the united stes. and he wrote a fairl sympathetic opinion tord gay rightso some people interpret thats a sign that perhaps he might be open to considering y marriage even thou in general we identify him with a consvative group of jtices. >>uarez: one precedent we're likely to hear abouts loving versus virgia which struck down bans againspeople of diffent races marrying. why is that germe in this case? well, for a couple of reasons. yes, thawas in 1967. it's a lanark case. well, for...
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that is to tell you almost all of the bottled water sold in the united states. in addition, congress has concluded the statutory with bottled water. [inaudible conversations] >> ibwa reports a risk base that would require inspections all throughout the facilities. granting fda authority of serious health consequences or death. they need clear about bottled water they purchase. all are subject to extensive fda labeling requirements that provide consumers with a great deal of product wallet information. in addition, virtually all bottled water products include a phone number on the label that consumers can use to contact the company. in fact, ibwa petitioned fda to require all to include phone number on the label. ibwa believes the most feasible way to get the information not on many label is the web site. to obtain contact information or water quality information for all ibwa member brands. consumers have many options when choosing which bottled water to drink. if they do not provide them with the information they want, they can choose another brand. that is not
that is to tell you almost all of the bottled water sold in the united states. in addition, congress has concluded the statutory with bottled water. [inaudible conversations] >> ibwa reports a risk base that would require inspections all throughout the facilities. granting fda authority of serious health consequences or death. they need clear about bottled water they purchase. all are subject to extensive fda labeling requirements that provide consumers with a great deal of product wallet...
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kennedy institute for the united states senate. where it gathered at the boston campus of the university of massachusetts, on whose land the kennedy institute will eventually be built. in an order determined by lottery, let me introduce the three candidates that are with us. scott brown, the republican candidate, is in his third term in the state senate welcoming -- representing the north folk district. martha coakley, the democratic candidate, was elected in 2006 after serving eight years as district attorney of middlesex county. joseph kennedy, no relation to the late senator, is an independent candidate who was a member of the national libertarian party pretty worse in information technology. in preparing questions, i consulted with members of the media and other peoples whose judgment i trust. the questions themselves are known only to me. to the audience, once again, hold your applause until the end. we will begin with a series of question to the candidate, leaving time for response in discussion. by lottery, the first questio
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but in the end, the united states has been fortunate to have experienced religious revivals at a very key moments that have made it possible to continue to function the way that we have. you can't just order those on command. if you could we should put in an order. [laughter] we could really use one. we could do some things to help make that a little easier to not stand in the way but could i tell you exactly what they are? i couldn't. it is useful to know what is needed even without knowing exactly how because at least you can tell some decent ideas apart from some terrible ideas. but an exact roadmap i certainly don't have. >> probably take one more. >> one more question. okay. >> i have a question. i don't quite understand the case that the social malaise and access the texas are caused by capitalism and one could make a case that it is the lack of having to be responsible for your own actions and its the welfare state and crony capitalism and loose money policies and all of that, so i really missed it. i didn't catch it. i don't see why capitalism causes social excess. other syste
but in the end, the united states has been fortunate to have experienced religious revivals at a very key moments that have made it possible to continue to function the way that we have. you can't just order those on command. if you could we should put in an order. [laughter] we could really use one. we could do some things to help make that a little easier to not stand in the way but could i tell you exactly what they are? i couldn't. it is useful to know what is needed even without knowing...